Swinging Stupendo vs Vault!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swinging Stupendo
Experience thrilling grapple-based gameplay as a daring acrobat performing spectacular stunts. Avoid shocking electrodes while aiming for a high score and dominating leaderboards. Enjoy daily challenges and endless random courses.
- Defy physics with spectacular stunts
- Addictive one-touch gameplay
- Daily challenge levels
- Random grapple courses
- Automatic gameplay recording
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Step right up and swing your way to stardom in this thrilling grapple game! Swing into action with Swinging Stupendo, a daring, ragdoll acrobat who lives for the thrill of his spectacular stunt show. It’s endless, grappling fun —but don’t touch the electrodes, or Stupendo's performance will come to a shocking end. Tap to grapple your way to a high score! Dominate the leaderboard in challenge mode, with daily levels designed to stretch your swinging skills to the limit! Or play random mode and tackle an electrifying new grapple course every time! Stupendous features - Defy physics with spectacular stunts! - Jump right in with addictive, one-touch play! - Swing by for a new challenge every day! - Show off your skills with automatic gameplay recording! - It’s so much fun it’s shocking! Share your scores with us on Twitter to see if you’re the king of swing @stupendogame © 2015 Bite Size Games Ltd. Swinging Stupendo is a trademark of Bite Size Games. All rights reserved.
Vault!
Experience thrilling pole vaulting with intuitive tap-and-hold controls. Navigate challenging environments, collect coins to unlock characters, and compete for the highest score. Enjoy endless arcade fun with physics-based challenges.
- Intuitive single-touch pole vaulting
- Physics-based arcade action
- Unlockable unique characters
- Game Center support for competition
- Coin collection for upgrades
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Pole vaulting has never been so fun! Cascading cliffs, huge bouncy springs and those infuriating red balls! How far can you go? How long will you last? Can you get the highest score? Classic intuitive physics arcade action with easy to use, hard to master tap and hold controls, mean that things aren't as simple as they seem. Features: - Intuitive single touch pole vaulting gameplay. - Simple concept that anyone can grasp! - Collect coins to unlock unique characters - Full game centre support to compete with friends and foes Important information This game contains third party advertising which can be removed via a one time IAP. This game contains coins which can be collected within the game for free, bought with real money or via earned via promotions. This game contains cross promotion for other Nitrome games and this is not removed with the IAP for removal of ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Swinging Stupendo at none against Vault!'s shown. Swinging Stupendo also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (626 vs 77). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Swinging Stupendo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Vault! sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Swinging Stupendo against 4.5 for Vault!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swinging Stupendo has 626 ratings behind it against 77, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Swinging Stupendo's written reviews are positive against 71% of Vault!'s.
Swinging Stupendo ships an update weekly, Vault! every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swinging Stupendo | Vault! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (626 ratings) — better | 4.5 (77 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.5% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 626 — better | 77 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Bite Size Games Ltd | Nitrome |
Customer experience
Swinging Stupendo
Vault!
User reviews
Swinging Stupendo
From 626 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Addictive and fun gameplay
- 🎨 Great aesthetics and music
- 👍 Challenging but rewarding
- 🕹️ Smooth and responsive controls
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 💰 Frequent ads can be intrusive
- 🕹️ Gameplay can feel repetitive over time
- 🔋 High battery consumption
Vault!
From 77 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Retro graphics and animations
- 💡 Innovative pole vaulting mechanic
- 🎉 Great time-waster game
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs
- 💰 Intrusive ads and in-app purchases
- 🔁 Lack of content variety after unlocking all characters
Bugs and requests
Swinging Stupendo
Reported bugs
3 issues- High score resets when exiting the game
- Compatibility issues on older devices
- Inconsistent performance on some devices
Requested features
4 requests- Customizable characters and outfits
- Additional game modes or obstacles
- Ability to save and restore high scores
- Option to disable ads or pay to remove them
Vault!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Pole glitching out after continuing from an ad
- Respawning in unwinnable positions after continuing
- Invisible walls causing unexpected deaths
Requested features
4 requests- More playable characters with unique abilities
- Different game modes (e.g., time trial, challenges)
- Varied environments and level designs
- Customization options for the vaulting pole
In-app purchases
Swinging Stupendo
- Remove Ads$0.99
Vault!
- Buy Coins 1$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Buy Coins 2$2.99
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- Buy Coins 3$3.99
